Dress-maker s measure for cutting dresses and other articles of clothing



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'F. E. BUDDING-TON. DRESSMAKERS MEASURE EoR GUTTING DRESSES AND OTHER ARTICLES 0]? CLOTHING. No.- 272,204. 1 Patented Feb. 13,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

FRANK E. BUDDINGTON, OF STILLWATER, MINNFISOTA.

DRESS-MAKER'S MEASURE FOR CUTTING DRESSES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF CLOTHING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,204, dated February 13, 1853.

Application filed July 15,1882. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK EUGENE BUD- DINGTON, of Stillwater, in the county of Washington and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvementiu Dress-Makers Measures for Cutting Dresses and other Articles of Clothing, of \vhi ch the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a plan view of the hackmeasnre. Fig.2,Sheet1,isasectionalelevation of a part of the same, taken through the line as ac, Fig. 1. Fig. 3, Sheet 1, is a plan view of the end of one of the sliding bars enlarged. Fig. 4, Sheet 1, is a plan view ot' the front-measure. Fig. 5, Sheet 1, is a sectional elevation of a part of the same, taken through the line 3 3 Fig. 4. Fig. 6, Sheet 2, is a plan view of the dart-rule.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the cutting of dresses and other articles of clothing.

Theinvention consists in the measurefor cutting dresses and other articles of c'loi hing, con structed with cutters formed of bars, sheaths, and slides for drawing the outlines of the back and'front patterns, and a dart-rule for drawing straight and curved lines, as will he hereinafter fully described.

Myimproveinent consists ofthree main parts, called by me the back-measure, the frontmeasure, and the dartrule, which are marked, respectively, A B G in the drawings. 1n the back-measure A, D is the hack-bar to receive the back-measures, and to its upper end is soldered or otherwise secured a small plate, E, to which is also'soldered or otherwise secured the upper end of the tubular sheath F.

The sheath F stands at an acute angle with the back-bar D, as shown in Fig. 1, and within it slides the bar G, which receives the shouldermeasures. v

At the middle and lo werp arts of the backbar Dare placed the slides H I, to which are soldered or otherwise secured the ends of the sheath-s J K. In the sheath.J is placed a bar,

L, to receive the bust measures, and in the sheath K is placed a bar, M, to receive the waist-measures.

To the outerends of the bars L M are attached rivets N, the heads of which slide between the edges of the bar 0. The bar 0 serves as a guide in marking out the hack-pattern, and to its upper end is hinged by a rivet the lower end of the arm-scye har P, the upper end of which is hinged by a rivet t0 the end of the shoulder-liar G. The edges of the bars G L M are turned over to receive and protect the measure-scales, which are printed upon paper and cemented to the said bars. The edges of the bar-D are turned over to receive and protect the ineasure-scale, and to serve as ways for the slides H I; and the edges of the bar() are turned over to serve as a way for the rivets N. The bars D G L M O are also strengthened and stiffened by having their edges turned over, so that they can he made light. 4

To the ends of the bars G L M are attached small springs Q, which press against the inner surfaces of the sheaths F J K, and thus hold the said bars in place.

In using the back measure A the measurements are taken from the body of the person to be fitted, and the slides H I and the bars G L M are adjusted to the figures upon the measore-scales representing the said measurements. The cutter A is then laid upon paper or cloth, and the said paper or cloth is then marked around the outer edge of the said measure A, which gives the outline of the back-pattern for the dress. I In the front'nieasure B,R is the front-bar, to the upper end of which is attached the neckbar S. v In the neck-bar S slides the neck-slide '1, to the outer end of which, and projecting downward at an obtuse angle, as shown in Fi 4, is attached the shoulder-bar U.

At the middle and lower parts of the frontbar It are placed the slides V W. To the slide V is attached the bust-bar X, in which slides the bust-slide Y. To the lower end of the slide V is attached the end of the wire Z, which is intended to locate the top of the darts,and the upper end of which is curved upward and is secured to the outer end of the bust-bar X,

To the slide W is attached the end of the waist-bar a, in which slides the waist-slide b. To the outer end of the waist-slide b isattached the lower part of the under arm bar a, in the upper part of which slides the head of a rivet, d, attached to the end of the bust-slide 'Y.

The edges of the bars R, S, U, X, and a are turned over to strengthen and stitt'en them, and to receive and protect the scales of measures. The edges of the slides T, V, W, Y, and b are turned over to strengthen and stifien them, and to cause them to move more freely in the bars R, S, X, and a. The turned-over edges of the bars also serve as springs to hold the slides in place when adjusted.

In using the trout measure B the measures are taken from the body of the person to be fitted, and the slides are adjusted to the numbers upon the corresponding scales. The measure is then laid upon paper or cloth, and the said paper or cloth is marked around the outer edge ot'the cutter which forms the front-pattern.

The dart rule 0 is designed to be u ed for drawing straight and curved lilies, and is also provided with front, neck, arm-scye, and childrens measure-scales, and with a da t-table.

With these devices, by taking the bodymeasures carefully and adjusting the various parts of the measures accurately, a neatlitting dress will be produced without any change of.

seams being necessary.

Having thus fully described my invention. I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A measure for cutting dresses and other articles of clothing, constructed substantially as herein shown and described, and consisting" of the back-measure A, formed of the bars D G L M O P, the slides H I, the sheaths FJK and the plate E, the front-measure B, formed of the bars R S U X a c, the slides V W, the slidebars T Y b and the wire Z, and the dartrule 0, as set forth.

2. In a measure for cutting dresses and other articles of clothing, the combination, with the bar D and the e0nnecting-plate E, of the slides I1 I, the sheaths F J K, the sliding bars G L M, the adjustaole bar 0, and the hinged bar P, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the measure can be adjusted to give the outline of a dress-back pattern,as set forth.

In a measure lor cut ting dresses and other articles of clothing, the combina ion, with the bars it S, of the slides V \V, the bars U X a, the slide-bars T Y b,1he adjustable bar 0, and the wire Z, substantial! as herein shown and described, whereby the measure can be adjusted to give the outline of a dress-front pattern, as set forth.

4. In a measure for cutting dresses and other articles of clothingrfthe dart-rule 0, made with straight and curved edges, and provided with front, neck, arm-soye, and childrens measurescales, and with adart-table, substantially as herein shown and described.

FRANK L. BUDDINGTON. Witnesses:

W. E. I. LANGLEY, L. F. STAPLES. 

